I never miss the Ig Nobel Awards ceremonies. Well, okay, I never miss reading about them.…
Brenda
A Letter To Millennials: I Have A Few Suggestions
I’m surrounded by millennials—my four oldest kids (and their partners) were all born between 1982 and…
Stunning Medical Breakthroughs That You Absolutely Need to Know About
Finally! The results of the 28th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony are here! The Ig Nobels…
Grocery Cart Ebola: How to Prevent (and Survive) This Modern-Day Plague
I recently recovered from Grocery Cart Ebola—and this is the second time I’ve had it. I’m…
Want to cut your own hair? I have some advice
The last time I was in a secondhand store a book caught my eye—How to cut…
I Wanna Be Classy
What do I need to do to be classy? I’m asking because I’m sitting here in…
The Day Grandma Got High
Medical marijuana has been legal in Canada since 2001—and the recreational kind got our government’s stamp…
The Price of Beauty
I have no idea what the price of beauty is, but I’ve found out the price…
The Mystery of the Stolen Colon (the next Nancy Drew novel)
Want a great conversation starter? A 10-foot long, 150-pound inflatable colon is your best bet, according…
Moby Dork (or: How to use cold water to fix stuff)
I haven’t posted anything in two weeks…sorry about that. I’ve been distracted by my granddaughter (her…
Lizzie the Pooh
I’m a grandmother, now—one of my daughters had a baby three weeks ago (no, I’m not…
The Boobonic Plague
Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the bubonic plague outbreak that decimated Europe between 1347 to…
When rodents can’t relax
If you’re looking for a pet that’s soft and cuddly-looking—and that will immediately go into cardiac…
The World’s Most Impossible Recipe
The great thing about cooking is that the more often you try a recipe, the better…
Good grammar is important—and it could save you $5 million
At last, I’ve been vindicated. After years of grinding my teeth while reading shoddy prose, it’s…
The Chia Challenge
“Would you like to try some chia seeds?” my mom asked me last week. Little did…
It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Squeezes the Cat
In my last blog post—The Five Stages of Cat Ownership—I may have suggested that cats are…
The Five Stages of Cat Ownership
You’ve probably heard about the Five Stages of Grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance—a roadmap, of…